Madagascar — S01E03 — Land of Heat and Dust

00:00:08 DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A monsoon storm

00:01:40 are quite extraordinary.

00:03:54 The very depth of the canyon shades it from the sun

00:06:01 and their social bonds are strong.

00:08:26 By the time the rains return, the forest will be full of fruit

00:10:56 With very little fresh greenery to eat, they must drink every day

00:13:45 that are out and about at night.

00:16:04 These plants are seriously odd.

00:18:26 Not only is there little to eat,

00:21:08 Born at roughly the same time,

00:25:10 There's a scent of rain in the air.

00:28:03 They only have one chance to mate during the entire year.

00:30:31 But the rain is not yet strong enough to wash the eggs away.

00:32:12 and her head turns orange.

00:34:52 The cicadas are quite hard to catch.

00:38:25 This male is now five times bigger and in full breeding colors.

00:42:01 But it also brings in moths, a double feast.

00:44:27 But at this time of the year, things get more competitive.

00:47:28 and the females are already pregnant again.

00:50:00 for over 60 million years.

00:52:05 but even she doesn't know a great deal.

00:53:54 FLAY: The thing is it's really, really black.

00:55:34 But then, those eerie sounds begin again.

00:57:47 the challenge will be to discover more before it's too late.